King Juan Carlos of Spain is to leave the
Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, his home for half a century, as
controversy around his financial affairs grows. The former monarch,
who ruled Spain between 1975 and 2014, will leave for an
undisclosed location. The announcement was made by the Royal
Household. In a letter to his son King Felipe, Juan Carlos wrote:
“Your Majesty, dear Felipe: With the…
The Princess Royal marks her 70th
birthday in August 2020. It’s a milestone in any life and this
special celebration has brought plenty of reflection on Anne’s
public life. For seven decades, the princess has been one of the
most high profile royals in the world.
As the summer takes hold, it’s brought
plenty of royal surprises with it. A new set of challenges in
Spain, a welcome return for visits to some of the most famous royal
residences in Europe as lockdown eases and, perhaps the biggest
shock of all, a royal wedding.
This month marks the 70th birthday of the
Princess Royal and we’ll be celebrating this milestone on Royal
Central throughout August. And we’re starting at the very
beginning. A is for Anne but why did the Queen’s only daughter end
up with a name that, at the time, wasn’t a usual one for members of
the Royal Family? The answer can perhaps best be found in the
summer of…
The King of Spain has called for unity
and solidarity across the country as his tour of different regions
comes to an end. Speaking in Asturias, the principality held by the
heir to the Spanish throne, King Felipe urged everyone in Spain to
come together as the coronavirus…
This is one royal wedding bouquet you’re
not going to miss. When the Princess Royal’s only daughter, Zara,
married Mike Tindall in Edinburgh on July 30th 2011, her flowers
made a striking impression. For, unusually among royal brides, Zara
included a splash of colour…
As a new ITV documentary marking the 70th
birthday of the Queen’s only daughter got under way, we were told
that Anne never wanted to grow up to be a fairytale princess. And
the programme went on to show the practical, down to earth royal
that we’ve all come to appreciate over the years with plenty of
comments from those who know her best backing up that hard working
image that’s…
The Princess Royal is notoriously coy
about revealing details of her everyday life but as she approaches
70, she has revealed her favourite recipe. Princess Anne has guest
edited ”Country Life” magazine’s latest edition as part of
celebrations marking…
The Duchess of Cornwall saw how the arts
and business are getting back to business as lockdown continues to
ease. And Camilla took advantage of the quieter streets of the
capital as she walked to work in London. The Duchess of Cornwall
was seen strolling to engagements…
Medical teams looking after Prince
Joachim of Denmark say they are confident he won’t suffer any
longlasting consequences from the blood clot on his brain that
required emergency surgery last week. Doctors in Toulouse, where
the prince was operated on in the late hours of July 24th 2020, say
he is recovering well and that he should recover without any
longterm impact on his health. In…
